Portable garage



F. E. KLINE.

PORTABLE GARAGE. APPLICATION FILED DEC- 20. I916.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1- Irwgwuento'z firdin and E; KHHE J W w z m a m 14 ammi n51, WASHINGTON, on c.

F. E. KLINE.

PORTABLE GARAGE.

Patented Oct. 14,1919.

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25 "P51? tov present either end ofthe vehicle to the UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIo FEn-nIitAND E. KLINE, or GARBONDALE, ILLINOIS.

PORTABLE GARAGE;

' To all whom it may-concern.- I

Be it known that I, FERDINAND E. KLINE, a citizen :of the United States, and a resident of Carbondale, in the county of Jackson and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Portable Garages, of which thefollowingis a'specification. V v

1 The .present invention relatesto bu lding construction, and has particular reference to garages of-the portable or knock-down type.

It'is an object of the present invention to )rovide ax ara e construction wherein the usual door trouble is eliminated.

- Another aim of the present invention is 1 iJO'PITOVlClB a constructionof garage ln-which construction by means of which a vehicleinay-be. entirely housed within the garage, and atthe same ,tlme may beturned around door or outlet of the garage. Thisfeature of the invention obviates the necessity of removing the vehicle from the garage and taking,,-it toa ,suitableplace 'to be turned around and, subsequently "back-ing the ve'- hicle through the door, opening in the garagei .The invention has fora still further object to provide improved means arranged within the garage to securely lock or anchor the vehicle thereto and to prevent theft,,or unauthorized use of the vehicle.

r The above, and. various otherobjects and. advantages of this invention Will be more clearly brought out 111 the specific descrip x tion of the present preferredembodiment thereof, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein: 1

Figure l is a vertical centralsectlon taken through portable or knock-dinvn building constructed inaccordan'ce with the present provedtj turning, means .of' this invention for supporting vehicles within the structure."

F ig. '2 similar viewytjaken'at; right anglestothe showing in F 1g. land disclosing the door mounting and construction. I

tion, and being equipped with. the im;

Specificationof Letters Patent. Pafented Oct, 14, 1919,

Application filed'December 20,1916. Seria1 No.138,085. is

tional View taken through one, of the side walls of the building.

Fig. 5 is a detail enlargedsectionallview taken through the upper edge ofthe build-j ing, showing the door mounting.

F ig.- 6 is a detail enlarged sectional view I J.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective VlGW of one of the bumpers employedon the turn-table,

showing the locking means for securing the vehicle wheel against the bumper.

Fig. 8 is a detail 'sectionalview of theupper corner of the building, showing the connection of the'sectional roof through the sectional walls of the building.

Fig; 9 is a detailperspective view of one between the roof and the wall. V Fig. 10 is a detail view'of the lower end of the door,-showing the wedge blocks for binding the door against the side of the building.- .1

.Referring to these drawings, whereinlike parts are designated by similar numerals of the lug plates constitutingthe connection of reference throughout the several views,

the portable building isshown in the present instance as in the form of a garage; adapted to house an automobile or the like. The building ismade up of a number ofarcu'ate sections each composed of top, bottom and intermediate curved ribs 15 of' angle-iron construction and held substantially in parallelism and in spaced-apart re-:

of angle 'iron construction and are 's'uitably riveted orbolted to the opposite ends;

secured with. their horizontal flanges pro-,1" jecting inwardly," and have bolted, or other-T of the ribs 15. The ribs 15 are preferably wisesuitably secured, against their outer faceslattaching,strips 17 which are prefer-1 ably of wood or the like and into whichmay. be driven nails. These attaching strips 17 are adapted tosupport an outer wall 18'off "wood, metal. or the like which is perinae nently secured to the stri 1T and which I conforms to the curvature of .the'ribs '15." The wall section thus formed has. its end post 16 of angle iron construction and with J their inwardly extending flanges located at" the outer edges ofthe post '16- so that when a pair of the sections are assembled, theinwardly extending flanges" thereof may be brought together and suitably secured.

Bolts 19 are deta c-hably engaged through the inwardly extending flanges of the post 16 to clamp the same together, and any number of the bolts 19 may be employed for securing the top, bottom and intermediate portions of the wall sections together. he wall 18 may be formed of weather-boarding with interfitting tongue-and-groove construction, of sheet metal, or any other material or composition from which the curved walls of the section may lee-suitably formed.

Preferably, the building comprises six or more sections which are secured together in interlocking relation by means of the bolts 19. At one side of the building a door section is inserted, the same comprising opposed frame posts 20 joined at their upper ends by a top sill 21 which is suitably secured to the curved rib 22. The rib 22 is secured to the upper ends of the angle iron post 1.6 which is adapted to abut the inturned flange of the post 16 of the adjacent section. The

'top sill 21 has secured to its outer side a track or rail 23 which extends entirely across the sill 21 and extends at its opposite ends across the outer sides of the adjacent wall sections. One or more doors are suspended from the rail In the present instance a pair of doors are disclosed. Each door comprises a plurality of vertically extending strips 24: secured together by top and bottom corner irons 25 and 26, and are reinforced intermediate their ends by a transversely extending angle iron bar 27 secured across the outer faces of the strips 2%. Suitable hangers 28 are secured to the upper edges of the doors and engage the track 23 to support the doors and permit of the sliding movement of the same toward and from each other.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing, the inner adjacent ends of the bars 27 are provided with longitudinally extending lugs which form extensions of the horizontal flanges of the bar 27, and which provide rigid hasp-members 29 which overlap when the doors are closed. A padlock 30 or the like is adapted for securement through the registering slots of the hasp-members 29 to securely lock the doors in abutting relation. Lower track sections 31 are secured against the outer side of the opposite wall sections arranged adjacent to the doors. These lower track sections 31 comprise radially extending bracket arms which carry upon their outer ends a vertical strip adapted for engagement against the outer faces of thevided with outer inclined faces which are arranged opposite to the inner inclined faces of the blocks 32, and which are adapted for sliding engagement thereagainst to force the outer ends of the doors against the adjacent side wall sections to form a close fit therewith.

A preferably cementitious floor or base 3% is provided for the building, and for the purpose of anchoring the sectional walls to. the base 34, a. plurality of tie rods 35 are em bedded in the cemcntitious base and have their outer ends offset upwardly and bolted or otherwise suitably secured to the. horizontal flanges of the lowermost rib 15. inner ends of the tie rods 35 are secured. to a center plate 36 which is embedded in the base 3st, and provided with an upwardly extending pivot post 37.

The anchoring plate 36 not only serves the function of holding the tie rods 35 rigidly in the base 34 of the garage, but it also serves as a support for a turn-table which is aranged within the garage. for supporting the car to permit of the turning of the same into various positions without removing the car from structure. The turntable comprises a pair of substantially parallel rails 38 having flaring downwardly inclined forward ends 39 adapted to receive the wheels of the vehicle and guide the same into the channels of the rails 38. End braces 40 are secured betweenthe rails 38, and each. preferably comprises a. pair of curved bars having their intermediate portions abutting and secured together, and having their diverging outer ends riveted or otherwise suitably secured to the ends of the rails 38. The intermediate portions of the rails 38 are supported and braced by means of a. transversely extending plate 41 which is secured at its opposite ends to the rails 38, and which has pivotal engagement at its intermediate port-ion upon the upwardly extending post 37. This strip or plate *1 is of suiiic-ient strength to support and guide the turn-table about the post 37. The rollers 38 are provided, adjacent to their opposite ends, and at their outer sides, with bearing brackets 42 which carry rollers 43 therein for engagement with the floor 3L to support the turn-table clear of the floor and permit of the relatively easy rotation of the same. The post 37 is provided, at a point above the anchoring plate 36, with a bearing plate which is partly sunk intothe upper surface of the base 31-- and which is of suiiicient thickness to engage the underside of the intermediate base &1 to support the latter and the intermediate portions of the rails 38 in spaced relation abovethe floor of the garage.

The inner ends of the rails 38, or the ends opposite to the flaring portions 39, are provided with detachable bumpers or retaining The . members 45 which are inthe formof shells movement.

conforming to the transverse and circumferentialvcurvature of the Wheels of the ve hicle, and which are of suflicientxlength to engage and support the wheels fromv further The bumpers 45. are provided wardly between the spokes of a wheel and support the inner side of the rim thereof.

, The opposite side of eachbumper 45 isprovided with a staple 49 adapted tofreceive the flattened extremity of the haspbar 48 and to also receive a padlock orthe like for locking the bar t8 through the wheel This hasp bar 48' is adapted. to lock the wheel to the bumper and preventthe unauthorized removal of the vehicle from the garage, It will be noted that the attaching arms 46 of the bumpers are of such length that the. retaining bolts 47. are located in such position that the lower portions of the wheels of the vehicle engaging the bumpers fit between the bolts and prevent the removal thereof fromthe arms 46 and the adjacent portions of the flanges of the rails. Thus, the vehicle is securely locked not only to the bumpers 45, but also to the rails 38. The bumpers cannot be re' moved until the vehicle is moved to a slight extent to free the bolts 47.

The portable structure isprovided with a detachableroof which is preferably made in sections corresponding innumber to the sections of the wall. In the present lnstance the roof is disclosed as being composed of ribs or rafters 51 which radiate from the six sections. Each section of the roof is provided with end rafters 50 and intermediate inner raised end of the roof section. The end rafters 50 are of angle-ironformation and have the flanges thereof directed inwardlyf and so arranged as to abut against ,the flanges of the adj acentroof section, and

to be secured thereto by means ofbolts 52 or the like for detachably uniting the sec i 1 tions of the roof. Preferably, the roof is of 55 iverge from the apex of the roof to the eaves" thereof. Attachin lugs 53, e of angle-iron conical form and the rafters 50 and 51 diformation, detaclia ly secure the rafters, 5O

and 51 to theupper horizontalflanges of the ribs 15 of the side walls. 'Asuitable metallic; or other roof covering .54 is secured to the rafters 50 and 51 and are adapted tooverlap or otherwise 'meetto provide a water-tight covering for the roof. j

I From the above description it will :be"

readily understood that the structure may be knocked down by the removal of the bolts 52 and the disengagement of the. lugs 53 from the rafters 50 and 5.1 to remove the roofand permit ofthe packing ofth e sections thereof into relatively small space. It

will also be noted that by the removal of the bolts 19 the Wall sections may be separated and packed into convenient form.

\Vhen the garage 1s set up, the bottcn'i or base 341- may have embedded therein the tierods 35 and the anchoring plate 36. This structure holds the side wallsrigidly to the base and preventsthe accidental lateral displacement of the structure from the base.

The anchoringplate 36 also serves'as a sub tantial support,braced bythe, tie rods-35,

to hold the turn-table which is. mounted ecu-. V trally -in the. structure and'upon whichthe. :1

vehicle or the like is, positioned when inthe structure. The rollers 453 permit of the:

ready turning of the; vehicle into various angles or positions within the structure and permit of a driverdriving the car,frontend g a doors 27 may be slid upon the rails 23 and 31 away from each other and-against the outer sides of the adjacent wall sections to permit of the free entrance and egress of the vehicle. \Vhenj the doors are closed The car may then be turned around the same are broughttogether and the lugs,

29 are overlapped to register the slots thereof and permit the securem'ent of the pad- '1ock30 through the lugs tohold the doors together. If desired,a,foot-bolt 55 may 'gbe employed at the bottomof one of the doors to. e

. 105 swinging laterally, and to ,llOld the, doors securely hold the meeting ends thereof from from being forced in one direction past the door opening. Wedge blocks 33 of the doors, however, assist. thebolts 55 as the:

blocks bind against the'stationary blocks 32 against the adjacentsidesections,"

'It is ofqcourse understood that various changes and modifications may be madein the above-specifically described construction of portable building'without departing from the spirit'of this "invention, and; being re;

stricted only by V the scope of the "following claims i s i C i v 7 r .1 16 and securelyhold the outer ends ofthe doors,

P of he l' i circ r n Pl a d t f Mi er di m er 1 9 a mmq at h r hicle over alland a-t-uru 'tablejcentrally: dis

posed in said housing'fof a size toacc'ommo date the wheel base ofthe vehicle. i

'2. In a garage for vehicles, the combinaf-i tion of a housing provided with a doorway,

.-i 3 and iii; turntable'in' said housing provided with guide irails, for the wheels of the vehicle, the guide rails being adapted to be adjusted adjacent to and in alinement with the jambs of said doorway.

3. In a garage for vehicles, the combina tion of a housing provided with a door way, and a turntable in said housing provided with guide rails for the wheels of the vehicle, said guide rails having outwardly flaring end portions adapted to be adjusted by the turning of the turntable into position adjacent to and in substantial alinement with the jambs of the doorway.

4:. In a garage for vehicles, the combination of a housing circular in plan and of an internal diameter to accommodate the vehicle over all, a turntable centrally disposed in said housing of a size to accommodate the wheel base of the vehicle, and bumpers on said turntable to limit the movement of the vehicle toward the wall of the housing.

5. In a garage for vehicles, the combina tion of a housing circular in plan and of an internal diameter to accommodate the vehicle over all, a turntable centrally disposed in said housing and of a size to accom modate the wheel base of the vehlcle, and

removable bumpers on said turntable to limit the movement of the vehicle toward the wall of said housing.

6. The combination with a garage, of a turntable arranged therein and having a center pivot pin upon which the turntable is adapted to rotate, a cementitious base for supporting the garage and in which the lower end of the pivot pin is embedded, and tie rods embedded in the cementitious base and secured at one end to the pivot pin and atother ends to the garage for holding the turntable from displacement relative to the garage and for anchoring the pivot pin and the garage to the base.

7. In a garage for vehicles, the combina tion of an inclosing wall, a base for said wall, tie-rods carried by said base and adaptends to said wall to hold the latter froni'lat-l eral displacement from the base, an'anchoring plate embedded in said base and having connection with the inner ends of saidtierods, a post-projecting upwardly from said anchoring plate, and a turntable pivot-ally the inner ends of said tie-rods to hold the same from displacement, a brace pivotally mounted upon the upper end of said post,- a

pair of substantially parallel rails secured to the outer ends of said brace, rollers for supporting the outer ends of said rails, and

outerbraces connecting said rails to hold thesame together for pivotal movement about sald post. p

10. In a portable garage, the combination of an'inclosing wall, a cementitious basesupporting said wall, an anchoring struc ture embedded in said base and having engagement with'said wall to hold the same from displacement, said anchoring structure being provided with an upwardly extending post projecting above the base, a brace pivotally mounted intermediate its ends upon said post, a pair of rails secured intermediate their ends to the extremities of said brace, rollers supporting the outer ends of said rails, outer braces connecting the outer ends of said rails to hold the same in substantially parallel relation, the forward ends of said rails-being flared and adapted" to receive the wheels ofa. vehicle to guide the same onto said rails, and bumpers se cured to, the opposite ends of said rails to prevent the movement of the Vehicle from the rails.

11. In a garage, an inclosing wall, a base for the wall, an anchoring structure carried by the base and engaging-the wall to hold.

it from displacement, a turntable mounted on said reinforcing structure and adapted to supporting said wall, ananchoring struc-' ture carried by said base and engaging said wall, a turn-tablemounted on said anchoring structure and adapted to turn within the wall, said turn-table comprising spaced apart rails adapted to receive the wheels of a vehicle and being flared at one end to guide the wheels on the rails, a pair of bumpers mounted upon the opposite ends of said rails, means for detachably securing said bumpers to the rails, and means for locking the vehicle Wheelsagainst the bumpers to prevent the unauthorized removal of the vehicle from the garage.

13. In a device as specified, the combination of an inclosing structure, a base supporting said structure, a turn-table mounted 10 on said base Within the structure, a pair of bumpers detachably mounted on said turntable adapted to receive vehicle Wheels there-against, hasp bars pivotally mounted upon one side of the bumpers and adapted for engagement through the Wheels, and 1 Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

